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[quote=Anonymous]I did an internship in an addiction recovery program for people just like your fiance. Many of them had been functional alcoholics working in management and high end professional roles for 20+ years. They had not turned into raging alcoholics  and hadn't lost jobs or families. They had pretty much maintained the status quo of being highly functional for years and years.

Most were very good at setting boundaries and rules around their drinking that they stuck to as part of rationalizing why it was okay to continue.

Yet now they were in a program - why? For some it was their physical health and the toll the alcohol had taken on their bodies. They had been told by docs that they needed to stop, many had started to develop chronic health conditions or had alcohol related health problems.

For others they realized that life had kind of passed them by while they were in a buzzed state. In the moment, they are engaged but their memories were hazy or their thoughts / activities were about the next drink

Others were just tired of drinking. They kept drinking because they were addicts but there was no enjoyment in it. they didn't want to need a drink when they got up in the morning and for some the taste had lost its appeal. They didn't want to drink anymore but needed help to learn how not do and to withdraw safely.

The alcohol had typically over time caused some issues in their relationships, friendships, and employment (for some). Not massive issues but just a 'thing' that was an ongoing problem and took away from positives.

It was a really interesting program to be a part of as these were all very intelligent, well-educated, employed, articulate, critical thinkers who talked about their alcohol use and their lives in very different ways than in many of the other programs.
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